THESE GIRLS HAVE DEMONS

MEGHAN BROWN (Book & Lyrics) is an award-winning playwright based in Los Angeles. Musical projects include book and lyrics for EMMA (music: Sarah Taylor Ellis), the libretto for the improvised opera The Discord Altar (OperaWorks), and lyrics for the song cycle Untuned Ears Hear Nothing but Discord (Lincoln Center, music: Ben Toth). Current projects include wild west musical Cowboy Elektra with Rogue Artists Ensemble (music: Zach Lupetin), and political foodie suspense play The Tasters (developed at Portland Center Stage). 

SARAH TAYLOR ELLIS (Composer) writes music that empowers female voices and blurs the boundaries among musical theatre, art song, and opera. In addition to These Girls Have Demons, Sarah is the composer of a steampunk Regency adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma (book/lyrics by Meghan Brown) and an opera adaptation of The Trojan Women (libretto by Ellen McLaughlin). Sarah is Senior Lecturer in Musical Theatre at the University of Chester, where she is establishing a new undergraduate musical theatre program. staylorellis.com

ELLIE HEYMAN (Director) is the Director in Residence at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater in NYC. Recent credits include: A$AP Rocky's performance art piece, Lab Rat, at Sotheby's, Beardo (Drama Desk Award Nomination; Pipeline Theater), Boner Killer (Under the Radar/The Public Theater), THIS (Bessie Award Nomination for Outstanding Production; NYLA), and The Traveling Imaginary with Julian Koster (Neutral Milk Hotel) rated "Top 5 shows of the year" by NPR, and music fiction podcast Dreamboy (Night Vale Presents). Graduate of Northwestern University, Boston University, and a Drama League and WP Theater Time Warner Directing Fellow Alumni. ellieheyman.com

RODNEY BUSH (Music Director) The Public: The Loophole, #BARS. Off-Broadway: R.R.R.E.D., Darling, Afloat, The Loophole, The Blacksmith, Otherbody, Tiananmen and Lady Monday. Regional: We Foxes (Goodspeed), Young Frankenstein (Theatre by The Sea), Silver Spoon (Nora Theater Company). Educational: Hair, Xanadu, Great Wall, American Idiot, Ragtime, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Urinetown, I Love You, Because, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Rocky Horror Picture Show and Zombie Prom. Concerts: Eva Noblezada, Carmen Cusack, Claybourne Elder, Nick Adams and Jay Armstrong Johnson. BM Contemporary Writing and Production, Berklee College of Music.

ALLIE YORK (Stage Manager) Off-Broadway: Hurricane Party, Drunkle Vanya. Pittsburgh CLO: Just Between The All Of Us, Wherever It May Be, Pool Boy. Incredibly thankful for the amazing staff at Pittsburgh CLO. Love to her family and boyfriend. Point Park alum. Proud member of AEA.

MARISSA BUCHHEIT (Hayley) is delighted to be back at Pittsburgh CLO! Last seen as Deborah/Gillian Van Ness in Pittsburgh CLO’s Game On. She has been seen at various theaters around Pittsburgh and Southern Florida including Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center, Front Porch Theatricals, Gulf Coast Symphony and The West Coast Black Theatre Troupe. marissabuchheit.com

LILY GANSER (Kayla) is a senior at Carnegie Mellon. A Manhattan native, she's thrilled to soon return to her hometown and begin a new artistic adventure. Favorite past roles include Mary Poppins and Gracie Allen. Thanks Pittsburgh CLO for this special experience!

JACK HENRY (Morgan) has performed in several regional theaters, including the Wilma Theater, Arden Theatre Co., Interact Theatre Co., Theatre Horizon, Azuka Theatre and EgoPo Classic Theater, among others. Training: BFA Musical Theatre from the University of the Arts.

MICHAEL MISKO (The Horned Man) Pittsburgh CLO Credits: Man of La Mancha (Barber), Footloose (Cop). World Premiere Stephen Schwartz’s Magic To Do (Magic Maker). Michael also enjoys a career as a professional stand-up comedy magician. Love to Sarah and Rosalind.

RAMSEY PACK (Brian) is a current senior Musical Theater major at Carnegie Mellon University. He is beyond grateful to have this opportunity to share his craft with the esteemed members of the Pittsburgh community and his fellow artists. He hopes that you enjoy the performance and take away something meaningful for yourself.

KATHERINE ANNE PEYTON (Dayna) (She/They) is a rising senior Musical Theater major at CMU. Previous roles include Emmy in The Fox or the Grape?, Aegeus in Medea/Shulie and The Wife in See What I Wanna See. In addition to performing, they are also a teacher and a poet/spoken word artist under the name E.P. Noble.